Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-01-13

| The management of a sociable given by q
church society in this city has issued written
invitations, some forty in all, to members OF
the legislature of the same denomination, to
attend.
Hon. S. S. Marble will remain at the Cap.
itai almost constantly during the session re.
turning home but once. Mrs. Marble will
arrive in the city shortly and remain during
the session.
James w. Bolton, Albert A. Burleigh,
Joseph B. Hall, Geo. H. Freeman. Joseph
d. Emery are the names Of the gentlemen
who petitioned yesterday to be incorporated
into company to construct a railroad be.
tween Pressure Isle and point on the Maine
Central near Mattawaumkeag.
The &C. introduced into the House yester-
day to establish State Board of Education
provides that the board shall consist of the
Governor and five members appointed by
him and the State Superintendent of schools
who shall be ex o6feio Secretary. The OBJ
Ject of the act is to esta bish uniformity of
text books and it shall be the duty of the
board to select d uniform system of books
An appropriation of $1,000 is asked for the
salary of the Secretary and expenses of the
Board.
In insurance matters it 10 expected that the
valued policy bill will. be presented This
requires that the company insuring shall pay
the full amount for which property is insured
In case OF loss. Another project is for the
enactment of law so that limited number
OF agents can be appointed in the State to
place insurance in companies not authorized
to do business in the State, under certain con.
dliions. law is to be asked for to allow
co operative life insurance companies to do
business in the State.
1t is reported that an amendment is to be
offered to Mr. Looney's labor bill so that
men shall be included in the ten hour provis-
ion as well as women and children. An OPP
?onent of such a scheme thinks the
passage of bill of this kind would be un-
constitutional. Mr.. Greene, connected
with Brunswick cotton mill. was
in the city yesterday and will ap-
pear before the committee in favor of
several amendments TO the labor bill. He
wishes the age under which children shall
not be employed to be 10 years instead of IL
and the the provision that children under 10
years must attend school four months IN
the year if employed shall not become OPP
eratve until a wear after the law is passed
When the European and North American
Railroad was built as a confederation and
incentive for the building of the road. the
State gave the company something like a
million acres Of pubic lands including all
belonging to it on Penobscot and St. John
| waters. Their lands extended into the most
| northern portions of Aroostook county and
in 1868. Since than the company has paid
taxes on the lands and sold some stumpage
and disposed of a portion to settlers part
Is covered with timber which it is asserted 10
not accessible at present. We are informed
that these lands have been surveyed by COM
p tent men, An almost interminable job, as
they are much scattered. Now it seems that
| certain parties doubt The validity of the title
| of the railroad company to the land on the
ground that the conditions of the gift have
not been complied with. At the late meet
| ing OF the State grange steps were taken TO
| inquire into the matter and we learn that the
executive committee have been investigating.
A gentleman at the State House, we'll &C
quainted with the wild lands of the State,
says the question will be difficult one TO
decide, as ninvoivrs several legal questions
OF much importance The matter will prob
| ably come before thr legislature.
| Senator FRYE has presented President
Marble and Speaker Littlefield, books bound
in red, containing the constitution of the
United States and rules of the National
Senate.